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Titley, Lieut. Bones, and the other officers of . the • iloyal navy and inarints. My war{ est acknowledgements are due to Mr. ileddle for hiS zealous and spirited conduit. His ai)ility in prOcuring, intelligence of the state andcon-, dition of the enemy, added to his local knowledge, hive tended, in an infinite degree, to efi'Et the ac quisition of this colony, and I am desirous to recom mend him to yOur Lord Ship's notice.. .This Officer, with Mr. Assistant Commissary Hamilton, bad the gooth i ess to assist me during the campaign in con veying my orders to the. troops. I have s to lament the death of an old soldier, Lieut. Simpson, who died'on the field from fatigue, in the. affair of the t lib ; on which day we had only one man wounded. The enemy had one Idled and two „,vw ou tided. I inclose . returns of the ordnance and stores found in this Colony, and of the vessels capture'd at Ba bague. I beg leave to mention that Capt. Odhim, who car ries 4his dispatch, is a deserving officer; and to re cinnineud him to your Lordship's notice. I have the honour to be, &c. C. - W. MAXWELL, Major of the Royal African Corpi. articles of Capitulation, between Mr. tleddle, i6ting as Arde-de-cainp, and possessing full Power from Commo dore Cnlutnbine ' commanding the Naval, and Major Charlex WilliarnMaxwell, commanding the Laud Forces of his Britannic Na j csty, employed in an Expedition against trie Colony of Senegal, on the one part, And NI. Degrigny, Commissary of Marine, Administrator in Chief of Senegal,' and -Al. Durecu, Merchart,, possessing full Pon erslrorn M. Levasseur, Commandant of Senegal, jot the Surrender of the Island of St, Louts and its Dc. - pendencies, on the other Part. Art. I. The garrison shall be conveyed to France as prisoners of - war, and -shall not serve against ' Great Britain or her.. allies, until regularly ex 'changed. They shall march out with the honours of war, jand lay gown their arms at . the moment of their em barkation.. The Colony shall be evacuated in the space of 24 hours after the / ratification of the present capitulation. The. Officers shall be permitted to carry their ef feels nic , rsg with them. Art. 11. The Officers and clerks belonging to the - Administration, siiali be permitted to remain one month in the colony, for. tire purpose of regu lvting their accounts; they shall hate.pertnission so *els.iris to Keitice, or elsewhere„, as opportuntties may occur: Art. 111. 111 privcite property shall be respected. Ay. IV- No tithab•tani of the Island, not L..ro peat: resititug iu i snail be mole,sted on account of fats 1 - ,61 tical Art. V. Such French merchants ai wish to re main, simi Lure permi shin to (,0 so, .A; t. VI. All vessels, houses, magazines, batte ries, ordnance stores, and all other puolic property 6110 . 1 i be surrendered in their present state.. Art'. Vii. All Regis , ets and AC'ts deposited in the Erettices - Office sHI be surrendered. A.t. VIII. Tt . -e posts of Euettandar and English Island sl al: be given up in the course of the day, and if possible the gari isOn shall also embark. • • Art. IX. The Atalary Company, cnmposecl of two UtLers and torte-one men of cclour, Shall bale permission to reside at Senegal, and be con- aidered as Ilati , t.g. Signed ai the. bland of B4bagay, at the horn' of gleveu A.M. of the .13th July 1809. HEDDLE. DURECU. DEGRIGN Y. Ratified, E. H. COLUMBINE, Commodore, commanding the Squadron of his Britannic I,l6esty-. C. W. MAxIkELL, Major of In tl.-awry, coMmanding his Britan nic Majesty's Land Forces. Vtie et Ratifie par le Command. -- en Chef par ititerime. - - LEVALLENT. Senega',., July IS, ackg. Return of 0 rAmtocv aii Ammunition found in the Ldiari.bort or Senepl, • Isle St. Louis. West I#ltcry. 5 mounted, 3 dismounted Twenty-lou: pounder guns. r dismounted Eighteen-pound gun. s ntountetl, .c.dtsrUouiltW brass mortars. North Battery. • 3 moumed Twenty-four pounder guns. 30 Twelity-four Nunsier South B:ttery. 7 mo t inteA, 11, dismounted Tweo!y ..four pounder guns. 5 dismounted Eigtreen-pottuder guns. 2:oo Twenty-four pounder shots. Fort. 15 dismounted Twenty-four pounder guns. di;auuntthi Eigimcn , pauncivr gun. E dismounted TW. ye-pounder guns. 4 him:med. r dismounted Eight-pounder guns. b mounted St%-poun.icr guns. et 5 dismounted Four-pouLcier guns. a dismottated Light inch brass mortar. 4 mounted b ass Iwo-pounders. dismounted or.tss:Fwo—pounder Field-pieces. 2 dismounted brAss swivels. 216 muskets. 4 brass blun derbusses, 22 sysords. 51 1 0 t. 5630 Twenty-four poundeis. 2120 tig,liteer.-pounders. 1;72 Twelve-pounders. 2co n t-pounders. ;co Six pounders. 400 Four-pounders. IQoo One-pounders. Za, Light iocli .53 Grapy. 63 Cannister. Powcler in Barrels and Cartridges. 14 Barrels of too lbs. each. 9; Twenty-tour pounder car tr:dges Twel ve-poundyr ditto. 7a Eight-pounder ditto. 91 Six polltitiCt ii11:0. 455 Four-pounder ditto. 13 Si);-ounLe Urtto. 54 "force-ounce ditto. 465; rounds of iltusket oall-cartiid6es. iOOO runrids of baits tor ditto. u.tindar. s mounted Twenty-four pount.er guns. 2 mounted Six-inch bass how.t.z.Lts. •60 T , Aeury -tour ;.,. , tin , act ,nuts. Sj CatilliStet' shots. I 1 weuty lour tralges. 5 mounted Twenty-four poiJri,ter guns. 89 . Twenty-four sh , e.ts. 4p ‘..an.lister shuts." llabague Isle. •3 mounted Twenty- rota -pow Aler guns. 2 mounted brass n::!ii.pieccs. zoo Tvv,:v.ty-tout piundet sktuts. 3u c•suun.,cr iois. , C usz-13oats Twc:nty-four pounder ilun. i Eighteen-pounder. 4o CHAS. W. MAXWEIA, Ruy. An. Corps. SeneKal, July 18, ilyg. Return c f ,f Vessels anclGun-Boats which formal the Line of 1.:;:lenc - :, ill the troht of 'Brig Cannonicre, cf 3 Twelve pounders, 6 Six-pounders' aril; Casimir. o i 2 T Wci ve. pounder Carsonades, 4 Twelve pouv.das, 2, "i:nree Saooner Sipr>ip, of 4 "; face- pounel2rs. Schooner of 6 Pour-poundets. Brig Ann, of 2 i welve-pounders. C ;4t, of r , ,T 7er. ty four pounder. pounder. w . R?.;X IV E CI lAS. Maj. Roy. Air. • Admirally-Office, Aug. 26 . , 1809. A Letter has been received at this Office, from Captain Columbine, late Commander of his Majes ty's ship the Solebay, addressed to . the Honourable William Wellesley Pole, and dated on board the Der .went sloop,, off Senegal, the 20th July 180 g, giving an account of the surrender of that Settlement to his Majesty'4* arms. Some depredations having been committed - on the trade in the neighbourhood of Senegal by small privateers, fitted out there, Cap tain Columbine, and Major Maxwell, commanding the garrison at Goree, determined to make an attack upon -the place ; and proceeded against it on the 4th July, with the Solebay, Derwent sloop, and Tigress gun'-vessel, and some merchant and smaller vessels, having onboard a detachment of one hundred and sixty men froM Goree. The Enetny at first ap peared disposed to offer some resistanre, but the de taehtuentbeing landed, together with one hundred and twenty seamen and fifty marines, the Enemy's force, consisting of one hundred and sixty regulars, and two hundred and forty militia retreated, and on the ia'h a Capitulat;on was signed, by which the I . latid of St.. Louis; anti its dependencies, were sur rendered to the.. Briiiih forces, the garrison being convexed. to Francoa+ prisoners of War, not to serve against' his Majesty. or. his Allies until regularly ex changed.. Tite.onlr losi snstained by the English on this service, has been that of 'Captain Frederick Parker, of the -Dement, Mr. Fri:ll6s Atterbury S , 2aly, Mid shipman of that Sloop, and six seamen drowned in attempting to cross the ,Bar of Senegal.• Captain Columbine speaks in high terms of the conduCt . of., the. Officers and men employed on the Occasion, , , On the lit')ly the Solebay, in mowing ep the river, got on shore acid was wrei.led ; all tier men and part of the. stc<es were saved. • 4dmircity-oilice, Au&'ust 26, 1 809. Copy of a Letter from vice-Admiral Sir lames Saumarez, Bast: and K B. Commander in Chief of his Majesty'4 SfiMs and , i;esscfa in' the 13ai :L, to the.tionoqi.Mie W. W. dlted on.boarn The Victury; otl Nurilen ksiand, 31 , st 'Lay, th?. I - herewith enclose, for the Information of My Lords Cormnissioners,- of the- Admiriilty, a Lettrr I have received from 'Criptain Charles Dud ley Parer of his ‘Majt,ty's ship Princess Carolina, dated :urf Aspo, tie 26th instant, acquainting me :wish his having directed an attack to be made by the boats of his Majesty's ships named in the Mar gin*, under his orders, which- were placed under the direCtion of Captain Forrest (who very hand somely offered to command the enterprize) on a flotilla of lour of the enemy's gun-boats, and a brig in the neighhouthood of - Aspo, which was attended with the greatest success; three of the gun-boats, carrying. two long eighteen-pounders, arid an armed brig, under his Imperidl .Russian Majesty's colours, having been captured. The undaunted bravery displayed. by Capt. For rest, the Oificers and men employed under his or ders, is beyond all praise.' 'The_ gun-boats have teen lately built upon - a new couvruction, and being extremely well adapted for the service in the'Great Belt, I have directed them to be surveyed, and I propose to place them und e r time orders of Rear-Admiral Dixon, • which I hope wily meet their Lordships' approbation. Herewith I inclose Captain ForreSt's letter, the returns of -killed and wounded. in, the boats of his Majesty's ships and the 16ss sustained by the enemy, together with a list of the armed vessels caPturedtA be, above, attack, which you will also be pleased to lay before their Lordships. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) JAS. SAUMAREZ. SIR, Princess Carolina, Aspo, July 1809. Having been informed that the Enemy had at this place several g.an-boats to protest their ccasting . trade, which is of the greatest consequence in sup plying their army, &c. in all parts of Finland, and it having been represented to me by Captain Forrest the probability of their being destroyed, himself hav ing offered in the most handsome manner to com mand the Expedition, which I immediately accept ed, and having directed all the boats of his l‘lajesty's ships Princess - . Carolina, Minoinur, Cerberus, and Prometheus (in all seventeen) armed in the best poi bible way, to put themselves under the command of Capt. Forrest, and to assemble on board the Prome theus at six o'clock yeAerday evening, I have now the happiness to inform you of a successful attack he , made last night about half-past ten o'clock, on four gun-boats, three of which he has captured, nod a new brig laden with provisions the gun-bme's had on board in all one hundred and thiriy-seven men, besides twenty-three in the ' Tney are very complete, and well foun which I intend send ing to you by the 'Minotaur. Inclosed I have the honour to transmit Captain Forrest's letter on this subject, wherein he speaks in the highest terms of the spirited conduti of all the Officers and men employed on this occasion.— Were it possible for me to say any thing which could. add to the met itorious conduct of so gallant and good an Officer as Captain Forrest, I should most wit= tingly do it ; but I trust the success of this brilliant action will do more justice to the intrepidity ot every Officer and man employed on this service than any language I can possibly use. I also beg to inclose for your information a list of killed and wounded. I have the honor: to. he, &c. CH A. DUDLEY PATER. Sir arms Saurnarez, flirt. V,ce-Admiral of the Blue, Om. &c. &e. His Majesty's Sloop Prometheus, Aspo Roads, luly 26, 1809. SIR, I am happy to acqnaint "you, that the endeavours of the boats of the squadron, which you did rue the honour to place under my Command, for the pur pose of capturing or destroying the enemy's gun boat force or convoys in the neighbourhood, ,have been crowded with the most complete success. Three gun-vessels of large dimensions, of a new construct beingcaptured, atter a sanguinary con test, together with a new armed brig, with soldiers on board, laden with provi , ions, destined (or Abu.. Our loss is severe indeed, as might be expeded * Ptißcess Carolina, Minotaur, Cerberus, Pronitsheus. from the nature of the force, and the extreme ob stinacy with which the enemy defended their charge; the crew of one gun-boat, No. 62, being to a man killed or dangerously wounded, - as you will see by the returns. I cannot find words to express to you the zeal and intrepidity exhibited upon this occasion by ;111, and the manifest superiority of our searricn w h et s it came to the cutlass. I must leave the-cir cumstaitc,e itself to speak the eulogy of the following Officers employed under my command, viz. James Basii!ord, First Lieutenant of the Priccess Carolina; Pettet, First Liimtenant, Simpson, Third Lieutenant of the Cerberus, Gawen Forster, First Lieuieozant, and Thomas Finnemore, aiSling Lieutenant, of tbo Prometheus, as more ade quate to their merits than soy thing Lean say in their favour. I cannot too much admire the conduct of Mr. C. Chambers, l Surgeon of he Prometheus, who very handsomely accompanied the expedition with a view, should he escape, to be professionally useful. I sincerely lament with the country the undermen tioned gallant and most valuable Officers. Minotaur—Lieutenant john Janet collanan, killed ; Lieu tenant William Wilkins, of ti:c Royal Marioes, ditto ; George Elvey, Midshipman, wounded. Prometheus—Matthew Vezey, l3oatswain, mortally wound ed ; "I homas Humble, Clerk, killed. Princess Carolina—laines Carrington, Master's Mate, killed. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) THOS. FORREST, Coptain. Return of Officers and men belonging to his Majesty's ShipS Princess Carolina, Minotaur, Cerberus, and erometheus. killed and wounded, in an. Attack made by the Boats of those Si►ips on the Enemy'; PiDtilla on the evening of the ascii July, 1899. Princess Carolina -3 killed. 3 wounded. Minotaur —l2 killed. a& wounded. Ce rber us —7 ikounued. Pro►nrtheus - 7 4 killed, 55 wounded. Tot al -- 19 killed, 51 wounded. Naines of Officers and Men killed and wounded. PrinceSs Carolina: Killed—Gordon Carrington, Nlidshipinan. Thomas Atkins, ordinary seaman. loiin Price, landinan. Wounded—George Craig, able seatwan, severely. Daniel Laverty, ordinary seaman, ditto. Joseph Chivas, private of marines, ditto. _ Minotaur. Killed—lobo lames Call;;;;Tiitli Lieutenant. William %Vllkins, Second Lieutenant ,of Roi al Marines. Charles Davies, Quarter -Master. Robert Watts, able seaman ; died of his wounds the ztith of July. (3), able seaman.; died of his wounds the 2orli of Jul. Charles Wittun, ordinary seaman; died of his %vomit's the 26th of July. John Parker, private of marines ; died of his wounds the 26ttl of July. Rosilia, private of ma. tines. Robert Johnson, private of marines. I.d vvard Freeman, private of marines. Joseph Frenling, piivate of marines. lona Staunch, private of marines. Wounded—C;oorge Elvey, Midshipman, slightly. Thomas MAdshipinaii, ditto. John Chaliner, man, ditto. William Moseley, Quarter-Master, dange rously. R. Brown, able seaman, sightly. Joseph Shel don, able seaman, severely. James.ttilarshali, seaman, ditto. Stephen lid!, ordinary seaman, ditto. Titus Hastings, ordinary seaman, lames Cook, or dinary seainon, slightly. Riciiaid Kiley, orumary sea man, ditto. Thomas oviiiiary seaition, ditto. cholas Cody, laiclinari, severely. James Scott, landinan, data. Henry Vernon, boy, ditto. limit Lane, serjeant of marines, slightly, Ludwig Schuster, private of marines, severely. James :lavey, private of marines, ditto. bert Brown, private of marines, ditto. ‘Villiarn private of marines, ditto. lathes hut, private of tttar,tt s, ditto. William ltaughain, private of In:times, ditto. Henry Walters, private of i..rines, ditto. lona Mayers, private of marines, Slightly. Thomas Makoney, private of marines, ditto. William Arrowstnith, prtvate of ins. nines, ditto. Cerberus. Wounded—Wm. Stubbs, Captain of the Fore-top, lost an arm. Nathaniel &enact, Q,iartcr-Master. Win. Davies, Captain ut the Main-top, slightly. loin) Hoithes, abis seautan. Thomas Bell, able seamon, shigittly. MCX*III. tia Hardy, Private of Nlaribes, ditto. David Valentine, private of inannes, ditto. Prometheus. Killed— Mr. Thomas lA manic, Captain's Cierk. Joseph Case, Yeoman or !'owner-Room, died on the 26th 'thy. Tames M 'Gee, Ordinary Seaman. I ohn sitwortli; pri vate of marines. I,N/011i:tied —Calitain Thomas Forrest, slightly. Lieutenant Gawen Forster, ditto. Mr. Matthew Vez,y, buaswatii, severely. Peter Mackey, Captain of the Man,-top, Robert . f hrussel, Quarter..C;unuer, ditto. Win. Uotion, Captain of the Main-top, slightly. Witham Steward, Quarter-Master, ditto. lames W , lson, able seaman, lot to. w i n. Longbin, ordwary seaman, severely. Peter B ro wn, oidinary seaman, ditto. John N►azier, ordinary seama n, ditto. Thomas Malony, ordinary seAnan, ly. Joseph Keating, ordinary seaman, ditto. Nicholas Lines, ordinary seaman. John tvlane, Landman, ditto. Return of Killed and Wounded on board the Enemy's Yes els, captured the zsth (illy 1809. Guit.Vessel, Nu. 6z-24 killed, zo wounded. Gun-Boat, No. 65 -3 killed, 15 wo inded. Gun-Boat, N. ou -1 killed, 19 wounded. Armed Brig -5 wounded. Total 2'6 kitied, 59 wounded. (»giled) W. FORREST, Captain. List of Vessels captured by the Roars of his. Majesty's Ships fllllt.:JS Carolina, Minotaur, Cerbaus, and Prometneua, on tne night of the 25til my, tSo9 No. It. Transport Brig. or 23 men; Nicholas Wulff, Mas ter, bound'twAho, laden Alta provisions. No. 6z. Gun-Boat, of two IS.poutiders. and 44 men. No 65, 6un-Boat, of two guns anti 49 men. No. 66, Gun-kluat. of two guns and 44 .alert. -N.B. The Gun-Boats taken by the boats of the above ships at 1' redcricksharn. (Signed) C. D. PATER. Admiralty-Office, Aug. 26, 1809. A lettet has been received by the Hun. William Wellesley Pole, from Captain Cowell, of his Ma jesty's ship the Nijadet,, dated in Oulu Thy, he 6th of June last, giving an account of the car ore or destruction or twenty-two or twenty-three vessels in the river Kola, by the boats of the above ship, under the direction of Lieutenants Wells and Smith. A fort, under which those vessels were anchored, was taken possessor of, and the guns brought away; or thrown'into the river. MAILS. AR iViD—z Dublin, i Waterford. Dot-3 Gottenburgh, i ta, i Lublin. PICCE. OF SrOCKS THIS DAY AT TWLX.V O'CLOCK. Consols ..... - ..... - - 6SI THE SUN. SOLAM QUIS DICIRZ FALSOIA AUDIAT ? L 0 N D,O N, MONDAY . , AUGUST 28, 1809. IT has been erroneously stated in some of the Morning Papers, that Dispatches have been received from Lord CuArnAm, stating, that Councils of War had been held, to consider of the practicability of attacking Fort Lillo and Ants,verp, and that a di f. ference of opinion prevailed among the Generals upon the s'abjea, &c. The whole of this statement is the t . invention of a fertile brain, to supply the place of .real intelligence. The same observation applies to the account of the inundations round Fort Lillo. As soon as any authentic accounts arrive, we shall c~i~jt out delay Communicate them to the public. We are happy to find, that the Magazines found in Flushing are very considerable ; iu one store alone there win: found 12,000 sacks of flour, all public property. The Gazette of Saturday announces the elevation of Sir A. WELLESLEY to the Peerage, by the titleof Viscount WELLINGTON, of Wellington, in the County of Somerset ; a dignity to which his eminent services have so well entitled him. His Lordship's family was originally settled at Welling. ton, but Went to Ireland we believe as early n the reign of if Emir 11. We are unable to communicate to our readers any authentic information respe6ting our army in Spain, 36 Lord WELLINGTON'S Dispatches have not yet ar rived. It is stated, howevet, upon the authority a private letters from very respectable quarters, that be has effected his retreat in perfect safety. Though the public have been much disgusted by, the attacks on Sir ARTHUR WELLESLRY, which have appeared in two of the Opposition Papers, }Tit these Papers are still picking and nibbling at the dm raeler and conduct of that gallant Officer. It might be conceived, that in point of mere taste, the Writers would have discontinued attacks which are so dis gusting to every liberal mind, and that they. would 'nave had more discretion than to persevere in a piti ful hostility that can do no injury to the estimable :objeet against whom it is direCted, and that, indeed, can only be disgraceful tt; themselves. But no, such is the spleen which these Writers feel to wards the Military Chief, that they cannot suffer a day to pass without • some covert -- attack cr some illiberal insinuation against a man who, had done so much honour to himself and his Countrirf and on whom his Country look with gratitude and admiration. Nor is it only against Sir ;ARTHUR WELLESLEY that these writers are every day venting their malevolence, but those who protest to ve14 40 rate his character, and to admire his condudt;are de nominated " profligate sycophants," and are a eused of " luxuriance of baseness and subserviency,' for giVing birth to those sentiments in favour of a dil' tinguisned General, which every Briton is proud to feel. So that, according to these writers,whenever the great majority of our countrymen, who admire Sir* WELLEscivorrimitest their esteem for bun, and Limit 'high sense of his achievements, they are all " pro' fligate sycophants," and are guilty of " luxuriance of baseness and subserviency." We have much greater reason to brand some of the writers alluded to with the name of " profligate sycophants to some secret enemy of Sir ARTHUR and his Fara'', and to charge on them " luxuriance of baseness and subserviency," for thus sacrificing at the altar of pet' sonal spleen ; and a " luxuriance' of folly also, Iti thus exposing themselves to the contempt and in` digtiation of their countrymen. But what renders the condite of these Writers as inconsistent as i t is illiberal, is, that as soon as the intelligence of the glorious battle of Talavera arrived, they ascribed to Sir ARTHUR the talents of a consummate General► though they are now so anxious to retract their praise, and to substitute Much more than an equal proportion of abuse on him and his efforts. / For our parts, we would rather be exposed to the daily' charge of being " profligate sycophants," and of shewing " luxuriance of baseness and subset.* ..viency," for attempting to convey our high sense of the eminent services which we have received from a man who is the ornament o f his country, than to be employed in the despicabl e task of endeakouring to tarnish his laurels, in order to gratify the spleen of his secret enemies. Today •the Princess AMSLIA and the Princeso MARY left Windsor, with their suite, for Weymoot b: They will be tour days on their journey. The il 1 ; s ; night they sleep at DEINIEZY'S, Hartford Bridge, U second at Andover, the third at WOODGATE'S_ . ,J P :: near Salisbury, and on the fourth will arri v e at v e/ eg mouth. The continuance of their Royal Highnes' i at that place will depend on the state of their hea ls while they remain there. , Yesterday morning, his MAJESTY, Prince“ 19 ' 1 ; ()LISTA and MART, accompanied by Lady IsAsgli. Tit YNNE, Generals CARTWRIGHT and FITZROY, ru to St. Georgr.'s Chapel, and heard divine service. The Expedition intended to reinfo rce Sir Arrratl- WELLESLEY, goes to Cadiz, and will consist ("; sides artillery) of a brigade of Foot Guards, O r f brigades of Light Cavalry, and two brigades 12 g Heavy Cavalry; the cavalry to consist of one regim en of Lite-Guards, the regimen t of Horse-Guards (Biti c) ' the Scotch Greys, and the Inniskillen Dragoons- An Expedition against Guadaloupe is said to w in contemplation. The garrison of Flushing arrived on Friday the the Downs in several men of war. In the Austrian distri d ts, where the late b at , e , tle took. placp, twenty-seven • large villages reina it, sorted. Seventeen of them are wholly rav, a g bs . and the remainder partially so. Manrof th _ J. " ) N I bitants have taken, up their abode in the v 1" lots, &c.